Anthony Crescenzi
Anthony Crescenzi
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Even if the economy slows, there will still be inflation, ... But there comes a point when the Fed won't pay attention to inflation because of a slowing economy.
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If anything, we could get an additional 175 basis points this year, potentially, if the economy continues to show the kind of vigor we've had so far.
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While it's perhaps desirable for some businesses to have a little more pricing power, the overall rate of inflation could rise at a rate that's very harmful to the economy this year.
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That makes it more likely we will need to have repeated hikes, because the economy won't succumb to a small handful of hikes.
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Each one-dollar change in oil prices has a $7 billion per year impact on consumer spending. So the gain in oil prices recently, from $25 a barrel to $37, is an enormous influence on the economy -- $84 billion, in other words.
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As long as the economy moves along, you'll get profits rising steadily ... I don't think this (selling) will last steadily.
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If the economy slows beyond what we've now priced in, which is about a one- to two-percent growth trajectory, then we can begin to see a decline in yields again perhaps.
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Looking out even further toward the end of the year, investors might grow optimistic about the end-of-year economic situation, as 2004's strong job growth could be seen as raising the prospects for holiday spending, hence giving the economy momentum as it enters 2005,
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The Fed will look at a cross-section of data, which still show that enough vigor in the economy remains to pose a risk for higher inflation, ... If the Fed were to hold off on raising rates on Tuesday, they would create additional stimulus for the economy by causing a further drop in other interest rates.
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The economy is less interest-rate sensitive than it was a year ago because of income growth, and we have corporate profits higher than capital spending -- a condition only seen rarely in the past 40 years -- meaning companies don't need to borrow as much,
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What's the expression? 'If your neighbor loses his job, it's a recession, but if you lose your job, it's a depression?' Maybe it depends on who's making the definition.
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It would be a mistake to get bearish on the consumer now. It's been a mistake to be bearish on the consumer for many years.
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It would be a mistake to get bearish on the consumer now, ... It's been a mistake to be bearish on the consumer for many years.
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It was very well subscribed -- and that was why they raised it and it ended up being $4.8 billion.